While we have all sorts of pictures on our phones, some are more personal than the others. Therefore, we may want to keep them private and hidden from the eyes of everybody, in case someone uses our phone or rummages through the gallery. In this guide we will discuss how one can hide pictures on an iPhone and what are the steps to do so. We shall also cover the perks of doing so. Let us begin.
Can I hide my pictures on an iPhone?
Yes, absolutely. iPhones do allow their users to hide the photos they want to as an inbuilt feature of their device. That means, you don’t even have to download a third-party app or have to pay for something while you are doing this.
How to hide pictures on an iPhone?
It is a simple procedure. You can follow a few basic steps and easily hide your pictures on an iPhone. Let us have a look at how –
- Get your iPhone and find the ‘Photos App’ in there.
- Now, pick the pictures you would like to hide. It can be a single picture as well as multiple pictures.
- Under the ‘More’ or ‘Share’ icon, you will find the option that says ‘Hide’.
- Confirm your request to hide those pictures.
Now the pictures that you had chosen will get hidden inside the album and you can access them separately when you want to. They will not be visible in the gallery and nobody can see where they are.
How to access the hidden pictures on an iPhone?
If you want to access these hidden pictures on your iPhone now, then these are the steps that you can follow –
- Open the ‘Photos App’ on your iPhone again and go to ‘Utilities’, where you will find the option of ‘Hidden’.
- Now you can unlock the album and see your pictures. But it will require a passcode or Face ID.
Once unlocked, you will be able to see all the pictures that are hidden in that album. They can be any pictures that you choose to hide from your album, and there are no restrictions in this matter.
Perks of hiding pictures on a device
Well, this is a debatable subject but let us have a look at the brighter side. There definitely are certain advantages of hiding some pictures on a device, especially an iPhone.
- You can keep your private images locked up in a hidden album that is only accessible to you. Thus, your private images stay stored in a separate place, and you can access them whenever you want to.
- Also, your hidden images do not appear in the gallery. This is best if your phone is used by someone other than you, and you are worried that something sensitive, private or inappropriate will be seen by them.
- It gives you a sense of security towards your pictures and keeps them safe.
These are a few perks of hiding the picture on an iPhone, the steps to which you have already learnt above.
